Paris in Bleu Blonde Rouge
The wonderful art and history of Paris and France
Paris in Bleu Blonde Rouge
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The Creation of Christian Dior
On April 18, 1946, Christian Dior was walking down the Rue Saint Honoré and stumbled upon a cast-iron star at the edge of the sidewalk. During WWII, Dior worked for the Lucien Lelong fashion house alongside Pierre Balmain, negotiati...
The Meridian & Gnomon of the Eglise Saint Sulpice
On the first day of each season at true noon, inside the Église Saint-Sulpice, the sun hits a small hole in the window high above the south transept, and on the spring and autumn equinox, it hits a brass marker just inside the altar. <...
Anne of Austria and her Summer Apartments of the Palais du Louvre
Anne d’Autriche was born on September 22, 1601, 425 years ago today. The wife of Louis XIII and the mother of Louis XIV has emblazoned her story into the history books, but it’s a set of rooms within the Louvre that really makes her legacy shin...
Henri Desire Landru, the Blue Beard of Gambais
Henri Désiré Landru was born on April 12, 1869, in Paris, near the lovely Buttes Charmant. As a child, he seemed destined for a life in the church, but his path took a sharp turn along the way. In 1912, at was the start of the Great...
The 1792 Theft of the Crown Jewels
In September 1792, over five nights, thieves broke into the Garde-Meuble and stole thousands of France's Crown Jewels. Of course, there is the “Heist of the Century” that hit the Musée du Louvre on October 19, 2025, but it pales in...
